Ignite http://www.ignitejc.org Jones County Young Professionals Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Is Your Hair on Fire? – 2012 Professional Development Event. http://www.ignitejc.org/news/is-your-hair-on-fire-2012-professional-development-event http://www.ignitejc.org/news/is-your-hair-on-fire-2012-professional-development-event#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:43:27 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/?p=341 Ignite is excited to announce our 2nd annual Speaker Event to take place in Jones County on February 16th, 2012, from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm!!

This year we are teaming up with Mitch Matthews, author of the book Ignite, to bring you a fast paced, interactive and exciting opportunity!

Please see the promotional flyer for the official announcement.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to karen.a.hogan.ry7o@statefarm.com

If you are an Ignite member and are interested in helping out by bringing a snack, please visit the following link and sign up.

http://www.jotmedown.org/518

]]> http://www.ignitejc.org/news/is-your-hair-on-fire-2012-professional-development-event/feed 0 Ignite – 2nd Annual Holiday Party http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-2nd-annual-holiday-party http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-2nd-annual-holiday-party#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:03:18 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/?p=337 2nd Annual Ugly Sweater Holiday Party

(Prize: 1 hour free massage to the ugliest sweater)

December 2nd – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

South Main Events, Monticello, IA

Bring your own restaurant (aka pot luck).  Go to http://www.jotmedown.org/515 to sign up for a dish to bring.  Everyone is responsible for their own drinks.

Ignite will also be adopting a family from HACAP this Holiday Season. Below is a list of items the children are in need of. Please bring your items to the Holiday Party!

Girl Age 3                                                                                Boy Age 1

Clothing Size:                                                                          Clothing Size:

Pants: 3T                                                                               Pants: 18 month

Shirt:  3T                                                                                Shirt: 24 months

Toy Item:  She likes anything Dora or Tinker Bell                  Toy Item: He likes Sponge Bob, cars and trucks

*Ignite will also be providing the family with a food basket. Please bring item(s) with you on December 2nd!

Agenda

6:00-6:30 – Socialize, Eat and  Music

6:30 – 6:45 Welcome and Announcements

6:45 – 7:15 Recap on 2011 and what to look forward to in 2012

7:15 – 8:00 Socialize

]]> http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-2nd-annual-holiday-party/feed 0 Ignite Newsletter – November 2011 http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-newsletter-november-2011 http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-newsletter-november-2011#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:51:55 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/?p=333 Highlights of this month’s newsletter include:

*  2nd Annual Ugly Sweater Party – Join us again for a fun filled evening on December 2nd at South Main Events in Monticello. More details inside!

*  Third Thursday’s at Noon – Join Ignite for Power Lunch Business Meetings on the Third Thursday of each month at the Pizza Ranch in Monticello. This will be an easy way to grab lunch and connect with new people!

* Recap on the Wapsi Wilderness Wipeout, Movies in the Park, Monticello Career Day and much more!

* Plans are being made for the next Professional Development Speaker in February! You won’t want to miss it!

*  Member Spotlight – Brian Cassidy

*  Corporate Sponsor Spotlight – Thank you to all of our Corporate Sponsors for your continued support and involvement!

Download the Newsletter

]]> http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-newsletter-november-2011/feed 0 WWW 2011 Results http://www.ignitejc.org/news/www-results http://www.ignitejc.org/news/www-results#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:30:43 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/?p=316

Overall Female (Amy Marshall) and Male (Russell Nieman) Winners

The Inagural Wapsi Wilderness Wipeout (WWW), presented by Jones Regional Medical Center, was held on October 16, 2011 at Wapsipinicon State Park in Anamosa.  65 runners traversed the 6k course on a beautiful fall day.

Overall champions were Russell Nieman of Peosta (male) and Amy Marshall of Lisbon (female).  Other race results may be viewed here.

Additional photos are also available for viewing on our facebook page.

The success of our race was made possible by our dedicated volunteers and generous sponsors.  Thank you for supporting Ignite and our communities!

Sponsors:

Race Presented by Jones Regional Medical Center

Walmart

Wapsipinicon State Park

Culligan Water

Ignite

J&P Cycles

F&M Bank

Anamosa Area Ambulance Service

]]> http://www.ignitejc.org/news/www-results/feed 0 Wapsi Wilderness Wipeout (WWW) http://www.ignitejc.org/news/wapsi-wilderness-wipeout-www http://www.ignitejc.org/news/wapsi-wilderness-wipeout-www#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:40:16 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/?p=304 The Wapsi Wilderness Wipeout race is coming soon!

The Wapsi Wilderness Wipeout, presented by Jones Regional Medical Center, will be held on October 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM.  The 6 kilometer course provides scenic vistas of the Wapsipinicon River and State Park as it traverses trails through native prairie grasses, towering pines and along meandering creeks.

We are still accepting registration for runners through Get Me Registered.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Lisa Diers.

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, Ignite will fund professional development seminars and opportunities from race proceeds.

Race Presented by: Jones Regional Medical Center

WWW Sponsors:

Wapsipinicon State Park

Walmart

Culligan Water

Ignite

J&P Cycles

F&M Bank

Anamosa Area Ambulance Service

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Movies in the Park

Saturday, September 17th

Monticello High School Football Field

The movie Cars will start at dusk!

This event is FREE and all are welcome!

See the attached flier for more details

]]> http://www.ignitejc.org/social-events/ignite-movies-in-the-park-monticello/feed 0 Volunteer to help with the Camp Courageous Triathlon http://www.ignitejc.org/news/volunteer-to-help-with-the-camp-courageous-triathlon http://www.ignitejc.org/news/volunteer-to-help-with-the-camp-courageous-triathlon#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:47:21 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/?p=294 The second annual Camp Courageous Sprint Triathlon will be held Sunday, August 7that 8:00 am. Last year was the first year and they had about 300 participants and raised over $17,000.  We need Ignite members to volunteer on the run portion, to help direct the runners.  If you would like to help or have already signed up, we will be meeting this Sunday July 24th at 6:00 pm at Camp Courageous to walk the course and assign positions.  If you are interested in volunteering but can’t make the meeting, please contact John at John.Maehl@dnr.iowa.go.  This partnership with Camp Courageous will be beneficial for future Ignite events.

Also, mark your calendars to volunteer for the Wapsi Wilderness Wipeout on Sunday, October 16th at 10:00 am. This will be Ignite’s annual event that will aid in the financing of future events. The potential of this event could be huge with your help! If you are interested in helping out in any way please contact me.

Again, you can check out the event at www.ignitejc.org/www

]]> http://www.ignitejc.org/news/volunteer-to-help-with-the-camp-courageous-triathlon/feed 0 Ignite Business Meeting Update http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-business-meeting-update http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-business-meeting-update#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:08:57 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/?p=285 Ignite held its annual business meeting on June 30th.  The meeting was held at the Stone City General Store.  The General Store is an Ignite Corporate Sponsor.  During the meeting, we got an update on the various activities taking place within the group.  This included an update on the Wapsi Wilderness Wipeout and the adoption of bylaws.  The following slate of officers were elected to serve on the Ignite Executive Committee for the coming fiscal year.

Lisa Diers – President

Rick Meyer – Vice President

Nick Miller – Treasurer

Lindsey Weers – Secretary

Kris Gobeli – Marketing/Membership Chairperson

Kristine Nation –  Professional Development Chairperson

Jessica Feldman – Community Development Chairperson

Phil Parsons – Past President

To learn more about Ignite’s committee structure, please visit the committee page.

]]> http://www.ignitejc.org/news/ignite-business-meeting-update/feed 0 Ignite Business Meeting http://www.ignitejc.org/social-events/ignite-business-meeting http://www.ignitejc.org/social-events/ignite-business-meeting#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:23:34 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/uncategorized/ignite-business-meeting Title: Ignite Business Meeting
Location: Stone City General Store
Date: Thursday, June 30th
Start Time: 6:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM

Current Agenda

  • Welcome and State of Ignite talk
  • Treasurer Update
  • Membership Renewal
  • Bylaws
  • New Officers
  • Committee Updates
]]> http://www.ignitejc.org/social-events/ignite-business-meeting/feed 0 Newsletter – June 2011 http://www.ignitejc.org/news/newsletter-june-2011 http://www.ignitejc.org/news/newsletter-june-2011#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:11:11 +0000 joel http://www.ignitejc.org/?p=276 Click on the below link to read the Ignite newsletter for June 2011.  Lindsey Weers is this issue’s member spotlight.  You can also learn more about the next two Ignite events.

Newsletter – June 2011

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